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We have a generous holiday package; plus the opportunity to buy more, great pension schemes and a number of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.\nClosing Date: 08 November 2026\nThe Role\nOur web estate is a key tool for communicating with our range of audiences, which is why we are looking for a passionate individual to join an established and growing team to support in our digital ambitions for the future.\nAs a Digital Content Editor, you will plan, create, and edit effective and optimised digital content to support strategic objectives and user requirements. You will also provide support for web projects, managing content workflow and maintaining content guidelines and standards.\nWorking across digital content design, you will work as part of the Web Content Team to deliver user focused web design and content. As a Digital Content Editor, you will work to integrate best practice throughout the web design process.\nWorking across digital content design, you will work within the Web Content Team based in the Faculty for Humanities and Social Sciences to deliver user focused web design and content. As a Digital Content Editor, you will work to integrate best practice throughout the web design process.\nThis post is a fixed term contract unitl 31 July 2028\nIf you have any questions about the role please contact Linda Jameson, Web Content Manager, email: \nTo apply please upload your CV and cover letter evidencing how your skills and experience align to the person specification outlined within the job description.\nKey Accountabilities\nAs part of the Marketing Team, you will work across all aspects of our services, including:\nDigital marketing and campaigns\nDigital transformation: design thinking, digital experience, solution development, service design\nInnovation and emerging technologies\nBrand and reputation management\nStudent recruitment \nBusiness and enterprise\nResearch impact\n\nCreate and edit effective content to: \nsupport business goals and meet user needs\nbe optimised for search engines and mobile devices\nsupport digital marketing and social media campaigns\nmeet the University’s content guidelines and standards\n\nWork to develop and implement an effective SEO strategy in relation to our web content\nWhere appropriate, participate in internal and external client meetings, planning sessions and wash-ups\nTo implement user centred content design principles, including web usability, writing for the web, web content creation and user experience design\nUse content measurement frameworks to evaluate outputs, continuously assessing working methods and processes and implement recommendations for improvement\nTest and approve content as part of quality assurance and workflow processes\nProvide support for website usability research such as user testing data write up and analysis, survey analysis and interpretation of web statistics\nUse research and analytics findings to inform content improvements for the University website and to monitor the effectiveness of the website\nProvide advice and editorial support to the editor network and colleagues across the University\nOther duties as required to support online and digital requirements as required\nThe Person\nKnowledge, Skills and Experience\nPractical experience in a similar role.\nExcellent copywriting skills and experience of writing for the web, including the ability to author effective micro-content, write for mobile and practise search engine optimisation techniques\nProof reading skills and ability to sub-edit copy into house style\nSignificant experience of the Adobe Creative Suite and other visual design tools\nDemonstrable knowledge and experience of web usability, readability, accessibility and content delivery using best practice\nConfidence in using web content management systems and digital publishing platforms\nSignificant experience of using digital analytics tools to report on website performance and of using data to make recommendations for improvement\nAbility to effectively communicate our brand standards through content design\nOutstanding organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects at same time\nAble to identify and manage internal and external stakeholders, building relationships whilst meeting user needs. You will understand how to work with stakeholders and contribute to building relationship, using evidence to explain decisions made\nStrong motivation for delivering an excellent customer service\nExceptional interpersonal skills with proven success in building relationships, internally and externally, influence and drive decisions\nCompetent at working with colleagues with less of an understanding of digital design and able to help them understand and express their requirements\nExperience desired in creating effective information architecture for user journeys and wireframes for content design, including using software and websites (ie Figma, Adobe XD, etc.)\nExperience desired in conducting and applying user research to digital design, ensuring a user focussed design\nDesirable\nKnowledge of the Higher Education sector\nAttributes and Behaviour\nUse clear, concise and accurate communication, tailoring your approach accordingly and encouraging a two-way communication process\nWork collaboratively with others, play a positive role in the team, establish and grow relationships across projects where different skills, expertise and opinions are valued\nGenerate a range of viable options and decides on an appropriate course of action that best fits user, organisational and area goals\nManage time and resources by prioritising and organising effectively\nQualifications\nEducated to degree level in a relevant discipline or possess equivalent industry experience\nNewcastle University is a global University where everyone is treated with dignity and respect. 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